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Tutira
Tutira (Māori: Tūtira) is a village to the north of Napier and is part of the Hawke's Bay Region in New Zealand's North Island. It is located on State Highway 2 between Wairoa and Napier.
Much of the area was surveyed by Herbert Guthrie-Smith, who farmed 60,000 acres (240 km²) surrounding Lake Tūtira. Guthrie-Smith, a naturalist, published the popular Tutira: the story of a New Zealand sheep station in 1921. Today, a camp is run at the site of his homestead.
Tutira and its surrounds cover 401.51 km2 (155.02 sq mi). It is part of the Puketitiri-Tutira statistical area.
Tutira had a population of 333 in the 2023 New Zealand census, a decrease of 3 people (−0.9%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 24 people (7.8%) since the 2013 census. There were 174 males and 153 females in 126 dwellings. 0.9% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. There were 75 people (22.5%) aged under 15 years, 45 (13.5%) aged 15 to 29, 159 (47.7%) aged 30 to 64, and 54 (16.2%) aged 65 or older.
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 80.2% European (Pākehā); 39.6% Māori; 2.7% Pasifika; 0.9% Asian; 0.9% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 7.2% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 97.3%, Māori by 2.7%, and other languages by 1.8%. No language could be spoken by 0.9% (e.g. too young to talk). New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.9%. The percentage of people born overseas was 9.9, compared with 28.8% nationally.
Religious affiliations were 25.2% Christian, 1.8% Māori religious beliefs, and 0.9% Buddhist. People who answered that they had no religion were 61.3%, and 8.1% of people did not answer the census question.
Of those at least 15 years old, 27 (10.5%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 153 (59.3%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 75 (29.1%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. 18 people (7.0%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was 126 (48.8%) full-time, 39 (15.1%) part-time, and 6 (2.3%) unemployed.
Puketitiri-Tutira statistical area, which includes Dartmoor, New Zealand, Omahu, Patoka, Puketapu, Hawke's Bay, Tangoio, Te Haroto and Waipātiki Beach, covers 2,415.34 km2 (932.57 sq mi) and had an estimated population of 1,830 as of June 2025, with a population density of 0.76 people per km2.
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Tutira
Tutira (Māori: Tūtira) is a village to the north of Napier and is part of the Hawke's Bay Region in New Zealand's North Island. It is located on State Highway 2 between Wairoa and Napier.
Much of the area was surveyed by Herbert Guthrie-Smith, who farmed 60,000 acres (240 km²) surrounding Lake Tūtira. Guthrie-Smith, a naturalist, published the popular Tutira: the story of a New Zealand sheep station in 1921. Today, a camp is run at the site of his homestead.
Tutira and its surrounds cover 401.51 km2 (155.02 sq mi). It is part of the Puketitiri-Tutira statistical area.
Tutira had a population of 333 in the 2023 New Zealand census, a decrease of 3 people (−0.9%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 24 people (7.8%) since the 2013 census. There were 174 males and 153 females in 126 dwellings. 0.9% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. There were 75 people (22.5%) aged under 15 years, 45 (13.5%) aged 15 to 29, 159 (47.7%) aged 30 to 64, and 54 (16.2%) aged 65 or older.
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 80.2% European (Pākehā); 39.6% Māori; 2.7% Pasifika; 0.9% Asian; 0.9% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 7.2% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 97.3%, Māori by 2.7%, and other languages by 1.8%. No language could be spoken by 0.9% (e.g. too young to talk). New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.9%. The percentage of people born overseas was 9.9, compared with 28.8% nationally.
Religious affiliations were 25.2% Christian, 1.8% Māori religious beliefs, and 0.9% Buddhist. People who answered that they had no religion were 61.3%, and 8.1% of people did not answer the census question.
Of those at least 15 years old, 27 (10.5%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 153 (59.3%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 75 (29.1%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. 18 people (7.0%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was 126 (48.8%) full-time, 39 (15.1%) part-time, and 6 (2.3%) unemployed.
Puketitiri-Tutira statistical area, which includes Dartmoor, New Zealand, Omahu, Patoka, Puketapu, Hawke's Bay, Tangoio, Te Haroto and Waipātiki Beach, covers 2,415.34 km2 (932.57 sq mi) and had an estimated population of 1,830 as of June 2025, with a population density of 0.76 people per km2.